In this video
We look at 3 riff examples with Hammer-on and Flick-offs. These techniques in the open position are great for fills between chords and are used in many famous guitar intro’s.
Welcome to week 16 of the Technique weekly challenge!
In this video we look at 3 riff examples with Hammer-on and Flick-offs. These techniques in the open position are great for fills between chords and are used in many famous guitar intro’s.
Example 1 - Tommy Emmanuel Inspired Riff
On string one, pick 3rd fret with the middle finger
Flick-off from middle finger to index on 2nd fret, flick off again to open string
Combination of “Pick, flick, flick” can help to build speed! Only picking once per string
Same actions repeated up to string 2 and then string 3
To finish, on string 5, play: open, 1st, 2nd, then 3rd fret & play a C6add9 chord
Little slide between 2nd and 3rd fret, string 5, using the middle finger before the C chord
Example 2 - Led Zep Style
Strum an open D major chord
Play the open string & hammer-on 2nd fret to 4th fret on string 3 & 2
Then replace the D with a G major chord & use the same hammer-on notes
Example 3 - Dan Hawkins Style
Easy E & A power chord/major chord syncopated strumming
Then, picking once per string for the hammer-on single notes
This final example is based on Hawkins guitar work in the song Love On The Rocks (With No Ice), both the intro lead and Dans solo after the first chorus.
The more momentum put behind these hammer-on and flick-off’s means more speed once you get them under your fingers!
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